The day we rested and next was again occupied with all the rituals. I avoided bumping into Aditya at all costs.
Yes, I came to know yesterday from one of the scrolls in the room that his name is Vikramaditya. And I decided to call him Aditya. In my defence, I just thought it was good to give him a name for calling him prince seemed too weird to me.
He was being the total opposite of what he is said to be. This means only two things- either he is pretending to be a caring and loving husband or what I heard about him is not at all true.
Anyways, right now I was getting ready when maa entered our chamber and said, "Aadya.. beta (child) a priest is arriving to give the date of garbhdhana sanskaar. After that, we'll arrange for your and Vikram's wedding night. Get ready and come to the hall room." I nodded and she left.
I have to do something to avoid it for a while at least. I called my most trusted maid to our chamber.
"Hail the crown Princess... What are the orders for me my lady to have the privilege for you to summon a lowlife like me?" She said belittling herself.
"You don't need to belittle yourself for being in my good books. Be loyal and you would be treated accordingly. And don't bow in front of me. We have a difference when on the throne, but when I am not on the throne I am equal to you, just a human." I ordered her.
She followed my orders and stood up.
"Now listen to what you have to do..." I told her what she needed to do and she looked shocked but obliged by my orders.
She went out and returned after a while. I went out and then returned after moments when I did what needed to be done.
After a few moments, a maid entered my chamber to inform me that Ranimaa asked for my presence.
I went out to the hall room not before pulling my veil down. I took a seat beside Aditya and he looked at me with a slight smile. I returned it although he couldn't see it.
Pitaji(father) said to the royal priest, "priest head.. please tell us an auspicious time for the ceremony of garbhdhana sanskaar and a wedding night for our newly wedded pair."
The royal priest looked at both of us and said, "my king, it is my absolute pleasure to do the deed. Let me have a look at the charts of the prince and crown Princess." And he looked down at the charts.
I looked at Aditya and saw all the colours drained from his face and a totally neutral face. Now, this was really scary.
"My king and queen. There is a dosha (a kind of problem) in the birth charts of the Crown Princess. She cannot give birth or conceive any progeny for at least one year of her marriage. However for the wedding night, it could be arranged on the coming full moon night, i.e. after 12 days from now. It is the most auspicious of all and would bless the couple with utter love and compassion for each other. And would blossom a new phase in their life. The phase of stability and love." He said and my eyes widened. Aditya grabbed my hand and squeezed it.
I looked at him to see the same neutral face. Now I know why my heart said something was wrong. He did something.
O god!!!
This is a big blunder!!!!
Only 12 days between me and him becoming the actual couple.!!!
I know for sure he wouldn't wait for another fortnight to make me his.
Now, what to do!!!!!????!!!!
Help me goddd!!!!!
As soon as we entered the chamber, he cornered me against the wall and held my wrist in his, which was surely going to leave marks, and said in an utterly scary threatening tone. "What were you even thinking when you went to meet the royal priest???!!! Do you have any idea what did you do??? Why did you deliberately postpone the date of Garbhdhana sanskaar??? Moreover, why did you say anything regarding dosha when it clearly doesn't exist??!! Do you even know what could have happened if maa and baba were not this understanding they would-" "Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!!! I know that if they were not this understanding they would have demanded you to leave me and what is wrong with it?? This loveless forced marriage, what are you trying to extract out of it??!!!!" I yelled at him jerking him backwards. "What do you mean trying to extract??? Weren't you explained why the war took place in the first place??" he asked making me confused about the situation. My mind was now haywire and asked the
"Maa, you called me?? What happened?? Chanda said you were asking for my immediate presence." I asked entering her chamber. "Are... Come... Sit beside me Aadya... Beta Navratri is going to start soon," She informed me. (Navratri is a nine days festival where for nine days people fast and pray to the nine forms of goddess Parvati. The nine different forms signify the nine different characters of a woman. It is to pay respect to all the nine forms residing in a lady and pray for well-being.) "It is also your first festival after marriage. I want you to take the charge of everything and prepare a feast on the last day of Navratri. And here choose nine different colours for nine days. It would signify you as the Navadurga of our kingdom, people would learn a bit about their to-be queen and will look up to you with new respect and admiration filling their eyes." She told me and I nodded. We chose nine different colours for the Navratri and I did the chores left for the day.Day went and
The next morning arrived too soon for my liking. I looked up to see the sun has begun to rise and I am super late. I ran from the chamber after getting dressed and started my morning routine. After a while, I returned back to the Chamber to see Aditya still sleeping like a baby, cuddling a pillow. And he is going to be the king in the near future. But look at him. He sleeps like a baby and whines when tried to wake up. I shake him but he turns to the other side. "Aditya... Wake up... Maa is waiting for morning prayers." And he doesn't wake up. As usual.I went to the side table and picked up a silver jug filled with water. "Sorry," I said loudly and he scrunches his forehead in sleep. SPLASH!!! He woke up with a jerk. He looked at me and just said, "You are so done Aadya... I won't leave you now." and with that, he ran behind me. We were playing with water and I didn't notice earlier but now I was totally drenched. My pink skirt that was earlier touching the grounds was now stick
Breakfast was peaceful. "Your highness... I have heard that Mugda is back in the kingdom. She was earlier out to meet her parents but now she is back." Chanda said, gaining my attention. "Who is Mugda Chanda??? And why does it matter even if she is back???" I was confused about this new entry. "Mugda is the chief concubine of the crown prince. Before marriage, he used to spend the most time with Mugda. She used to take up his whole time, even sometimes interfering with political matters. She is egoistic and used to torture every woman whom she found even a little competitive. She was planning on marrying the prince. But before she could proceed, the prince married you. She is still unaware of you being married to his highness." She explained or rather blurted all she knew. One advantage of having Chanda as my chief maid is that she is the walking newspaper of the palace. What is happening in which corner of the palace, everything is known to her. And one thing I like about her most
"A....A...Ad...Aditya...What are you doing???" I tried to sound confident and fearless, but to my dismay, I came out even more nervous and weak. He had his hand draped around my waist. His head dipped in the groove of my neck, inhaling deeply my scent. His hot breath fanned my soft skin and his other hand was on my back. His this sudden behaviour and closeness were doing things to me that I never felt. It was like I had mixed emotions. Every emotion that a human could feel was swirling in the pit of my stomach. Locked in a chamber with him, this closeness, with the soft, cold breeze hitting us with the warmth his body was radiating, feels like home. I don't know how to justify the feelings but I felt peaceful as well as worked up. "Why did you play her??? Why didn't you tell her what authority you have on me??? Were you trying to give up your position to her??" His words were calm yet portrayed the storm stirring in him. "I just wanted to know your taste in women. I wanted to witne
9 days, since the day of our vaghdaan, have successfully passed and fear started to fill me up, but more than anything, what made me more and more curious is the truth of what happened 3 months before our marriage.Aditya, from what I came to know, is not some arrogant man to come up with a war to just expand territory. He had a lot of chances to wage wars against other huge kingdoms but he refused to fight any war with them. Above all, I want to find out who was the woman Aditya fell for. As much as it would hurt me to let him go to another woman, he loves her. And binding them together would bring him happiness. Yes, it would hurt me. You heard it correctly. It would hurt because knowingly or unknowingly I fell for my husband, and the fact that my husband is in love with someone else hurts the most.The messenger I sent to my natal home, Rajgarh, has arrived back with the information my maid, Vishakha, has sent for me.I asked her to search for what occurred in those 3 months and ma
The next morning, I woke up to find Aditya already awake and staring down at me with his head propped on his palm while supported by his elbow. I smiled at him and he wished me, "Good morning." to which I replied, "good morning." I started to get up when he stopped me and captured me in his arms," What happened Aditya?? " I questioned him to which he responded," Why do you want to leave so early, spend some time with me? " I sighed and he lowered his head in the crook of my neck and inhaled my morning scent. He started mumbling while his head was still as it is. "Your beauty outstands every other when you open your eyes. Your eyes feel like oceans, so deep and expressive. Your nose is slightly red with all the crying and when you are angry, it twitches a little. Your cheeks, turn pink when I am close to you, the blush, I adore it the most. Your lips are the most inviting thing to tempt me to come and love them. The rosy shade of them has me wanting to just taste them and the sweet n
Aditya's POV:-The whole place has been in chaos for a week since the time Aadya disappeared. It was our wedding night when she was abducted from our chamber and the whole palace was disturbed. The people of the kingdom have been worrying about their crown princess. Our parents have been worrying about their daughter. And the army of the kingdom is searching everywhere for her. Some rumors have been provoked stating she ran away with someone. But my heart says otherwise. She can never run away from me. The moment we shared the other morning and the precious night, had me agreeing to my heart more than ever. The woman who evoked feelings in my stone heart cannot be a runaway bride. She too loves me. And I still stand by my point. "Vikram..." maa said caressing my head. Her voice was laced with concern. "At least eat something, son. You haven't eaten anything properly. Aadya won't like you ignoring your health like this. You need to be healthy to find and protect her." she said tryin
My heart was beating at its highest pace. It couldn't have come true. He was supposed to be out of my life. "Surprised?? Are we now dear??" He said in a sickly sweet voice which instantly made me want to get miles away from this man. "Le... Let. Let me go... You don't know my husband. If he finds out you'll wish to be dead rather than be here." I tried to sound confident but came out timid and tired of all this. "Now this isn't the welcome I thought of darling... I at least deserve a little praise for my plan to take you away and what I am about to do. But before everything, I live the fear on your face. It makes me want to sin. " He said coming close to my face and I could feel his disgusting breath on my face. " Prince Darsh... The crown prince of Magadh, Prince Vikram Aditya is approaching us. Seems like he figured out where we are." A soldier came in and informed me of the good news I had been waiting for."What??!?? How can he know now, we needed to stay for 3 days in hiding?
Aditya's POV:-The whole place has been in chaos for a week since the time Aadya disappeared. It was our wedding night when she was abducted from our chamber and the whole palace was disturbed. The people of the kingdom have been worrying about their crown princess. Our parents have been worrying about their daughter. And the army of the kingdom is searching everywhere for her. Some rumors have been provoked stating she ran away with someone. But my heart says otherwise. She can never run away from me. The moment we shared the other morning and the precious night, had me agreeing to my heart more than ever. The woman who evoked feelings in my stone heart cannot be a runaway bride. She too loves me. And I still stand by my point. "Vikram..." maa said caressing my head. Her voice was laced with concern. "At least eat something, son. You haven't eaten anything properly. Aadya won't like you ignoring your health like this. You need to be healthy to find and protect her." she said tryin
The next morning, I woke up to find Aditya already awake and staring down at me with his head propped on his palm while supported by his elbow. I smiled at him and he wished me, "Good morning." to which I replied, "good morning." I started to get up when he stopped me and captured me in his arms," What happened Aditya?? " I questioned him to which he responded," Why do you want to leave so early, spend some time with me? " I sighed and he lowered his head in the crook of my neck and inhaled my morning scent. He started mumbling while his head was still as it is. "Your beauty outstands every other when you open your eyes. Your eyes feel like oceans, so deep and expressive. Your nose is slightly red with all the crying and when you are angry, it twitches a little. Your cheeks, turn pink when I am close to you, the blush, I adore it the most. Your lips are the most inviting thing to tempt me to come and love them. The rosy shade of them has me wanting to just taste them and the sweet n
9 days, since the day of our vaghdaan, have successfully passed and fear started to fill me up, but more than anything, what made me more and more curious is the truth of what happened 3 months before our marriage.Aditya, from what I came to know, is not some arrogant man to come up with a war to just expand territory. He had a lot of chances to wage wars against other huge kingdoms but he refused to fight any war with them. Above all, I want to find out who was the woman Aditya fell for. As much as it would hurt me to let him go to another woman, he loves her. And binding them together would bring him happiness. Yes, it would hurt me. You heard it correctly. It would hurt because knowingly or unknowingly I fell for my husband, and the fact that my husband is in love with someone else hurts the most.The messenger I sent to my natal home, Rajgarh, has arrived back with the information my maid, Vishakha, has sent for me.I asked her to search for what occurred in those 3 months and ma
"A....A...Ad...Aditya...What are you doing???" I tried to sound confident and fearless, but to my dismay, I came out even more nervous and weak. He had his hand draped around my waist. His head dipped in the groove of my neck, inhaling deeply my scent. His hot breath fanned my soft skin and his other hand was on my back. His this sudden behaviour and closeness were doing things to me that I never felt. It was like I had mixed emotions. Every emotion that a human could feel was swirling in the pit of my stomach. Locked in a chamber with him, this closeness, with the soft, cold breeze hitting us with the warmth his body was radiating, feels like home. I don't know how to justify the feelings but I felt peaceful as well as worked up. "Why did you play her??? Why didn't you tell her what authority you have on me??? Were you trying to give up your position to her??" His words were calm yet portrayed the storm stirring in him. "I just wanted to know your taste in women. I wanted to witne
Breakfast was peaceful. "Your highness... I have heard that Mugda is back in the kingdom. She was earlier out to meet her parents but now she is back." Chanda said, gaining my attention. "Who is Mugda Chanda??? And why does it matter even if she is back???" I was confused about this new entry. "Mugda is the chief concubine of the crown prince. Before marriage, he used to spend the most time with Mugda. She used to take up his whole time, even sometimes interfering with political matters. She is egoistic and used to torture every woman whom she found even a little competitive. She was planning on marrying the prince. But before she could proceed, the prince married you. She is still unaware of you being married to his highness." She explained or rather blurted all she knew. One advantage of having Chanda as my chief maid is that she is the walking newspaper of the palace. What is happening in which corner of the palace, everything is known to her. And one thing I like about her most
The next morning arrived too soon for my liking. I looked up to see the sun has begun to rise and I am super late. I ran from the chamber after getting dressed and started my morning routine. After a while, I returned back to the Chamber to see Aditya still sleeping like a baby, cuddling a pillow. And he is going to be the king in the near future. But look at him. He sleeps like a baby and whines when tried to wake up. I shake him but he turns to the other side. "Aditya... Wake up... Maa is waiting for morning prayers." And he doesn't wake up. As usual.I went to the side table and picked up a silver jug filled with water. "Sorry," I said loudly and he scrunches his forehead in sleep. SPLASH!!! He woke up with a jerk. He looked at me and just said, "You are so done Aadya... I won't leave you now." and with that, he ran behind me. We were playing with water and I didn't notice earlier but now I was totally drenched. My pink skirt that was earlier touching the grounds was now stick
"Maa, you called me?? What happened?? Chanda said you were asking for my immediate presence." I asked entering her chamber. "Are... Come... Sit beside me Aadya... Beta Navratri is going to start soon," She informed me. (Navratri is a nine days festival where for nine days people fast and pray to the nine forms of goddess Parvati. The nine different forms signify the nine different characters of a woman. It is to pay respect to all the nine forms residing in a lady and pray for well-being.) "It is also your first festival after marriage. I want you to take the charge of everything and prepare a feast on the last day of Navratri. And here choose nine different colours for nine days. It would signify you as the Navadurga of our kingdom, people would learn a bit about their to-be queen and will look up to you with new respect and admiration filling their eyes." She told me and I nodded. We chose nine different colours for the Navratri and I did the chores left for the day.Day went and
As soon as we entered the chamber, he cornered me against the wall and held my wrist in his, which was surely going to leave marks, and said in an utterly scary threatening tone. "What were you even thinking when you went to meet the royal priest???!!! Do you have any idea what did you do??? Why did you deliberately postpone the date of Garbhdhana sanskaar??? Moreover, why did you say anything regarding dosha when it clearly doesn't exist??!! Do you even know what could have happened if maa and baba were not this understanding they would-" "Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!!! I know that if they were not this understanding they would have demanded you to leave me and what is wrong with it?? This loveless forced marriage, what are you trying to extract out of it??!!!!" I yelled at him jerking him backwards. "What do you mean trying to extract??? Weren't you explained why the war took place in the first place??" he asked making me confused about the situation. My mind was now haywire and asked the